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USA v. Esformes et al
Case Number:
1:16-cr-20549
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Firms
- Akerman LLP
- AXS Law Group
- Black Srebnick
- Carlton Fields
- Coffey Burlington
- Colson Hicks
- David M. Garvin PA
- Devine Goodman
- Holland & Knight
- Kelley Fulton
- Meyer Blohm
- Moscowitz & Moscowitz
- Reed Smith
- Rivero Mestre
- Stumphauzer Kolaya
- Tache Bronis
- The Bernstein Law Firm
Government Agencies
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February 26, 2019
Judge Boots Esformes' Mother From Court After Slipped Note
Miami nursing home mogul Philip Esformes' mother, who previously had been warned by the judge about communicating with her son during his $1 billion health care fraud trial, was thrown out of the courtroom Tuesday after she was caught receiving a note from her son.
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February 25, 2019
Witness' Brother Details Middleman Role In Esformes Fraud
The second of two brothers whom the federal government says laid much of the groundwork for a $1 billion health care fraud by Miami nursing home owner Philip Esformes corroborated much of his brother's prior testimony at Esformes' trial while filling in additional details of the alleged scheme Monday.
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February 22, 2019
Prosecutor Stresses Timeline At $1B Health Care Fraud Trial
Millions in cash payments that a government witness said he delivered to Miami nursing home owner Philip Esformes over more than a decade were not captured in undercover recordings the witness made because they ended before he started cooperating with authorities, prosecutors sought to clarify at Esformes' $1 billion health care fraud trial Friday.
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February 21, 2019
Key Witness Holds Firm On Cross At $1B Health Fraud Trial
A key government witness stood by his testimony during a full day of cross-examination Thursday in the $1 billion health care fraud trial of Miami businessman and nursing home owner Philip Esformes, as defense counsel pressed him on his cooperation with authorities and secret recordings he made of Esformes.
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February 20, 2019
Witness Says He Bribed Fla. Officials For Nursing Home Mogul
A key government witness in the $1 billion health care fraud trial of Philip Esformes told jurors Wednesday about how he would bribe state officials on Esformes' behalf to get advance warning of when his nursing homes and assisted living facilities would be inspected.
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February 19, 2019
Witness Says He Betrayed Esformes After Suicide Suggestion
A key government witness put an exclamation point on Tuesday's testimony in the $1 billion health care fraud trial of Philip Esformes, holding little back in recounting his reaction when the Miami nursing home mogul allegedly suggested the witness should kill himself rather than face charges related to their alleged scheme.
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February 15, 2019
Witness Details Kickback Deals At Nursing Home Mogul's Trial
A convicted health care fraudster testified Friday for the federal government in its $1 billion fraud trial against Miami businessman Philip Esformes about how he brokered deals in which medical providers paid illegal kickbacks for access to Esformes' extensive network of nursing facilities.
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February 14, 2019
Defense Uses Feds' Covert Video In $1B Health Fraud Trial
The defense team for Miami businessman Philip Esformes showed jurors undercover FBI video Thursday in an attempt to discredit a key witness in the government's $1 billion health care fraud case against him, but prosecutors may have landed a bigger counterpunch.
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February 13, 2019
Ex-Hospital Director Says Nursing Home Owner Offered Bribes
A former hospital director who was indicted along with Miami businessman Philip Esformes over an alleged $1 billion health care fraud scheme took the stand Wednesday for the prosecution, telling jurors how she and others set up contracts with doctors to pay them bribes for referring patients to Esformes' assisted living and nursing home facilities.
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February 12, 2019
Nursing Home Mogul Churned Patients For Profit, Jury Told
Prosecutors opened the $1 billion health care fraud trial against Miami businessman Philip Esformes on Tuesday by painting him as a criminal mastermind who cycled patients between facilities to maximize payouts, while the defense went straight to the credibility of the government's witnesses, telling jurors they'll be hearing from liars and con artists.